Northern Virginia Business Center (NVABC) Hire a Vet Kickoff
Date: Wed 30 April 2014
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Networking Coffee 9-10am)
Location: Northern Virginia Business Center (NVABC), 3421 Commission Ct., Suite 100, Lake Ridge, VA 22192
Registration is required, at this registration link.
NVABC, in conjunction with a long list of sponsors, is proud to support our nation’s veterans and their transition from military service to gainful employment and business opportunities.
Companies and supporters are invited to come to the NVABC “Hire A Vet” Kickoff, to meet military veteran job seekers in the Northern Virginia region, network with other Northern Virginia businesses, and to learn about the wide range of accessible, local programs and resources available to support veteran transitions. The event is designed to provide businesses with the most updated information and insights to maximize their veteran hiring goals.
This past week, The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the Veteran Unemployment rate in 2013 was 9%. A few months ago, the Washington Post reported “The unemployment rate for recent veterans is incredibly high”. Last week, McClatchy reported that young post 9-11 US veteran unemployment is a staggering 21.4%. Fox News this week suggests the Pentagon may be partially to blame, and says “…much of the problem lies in a failure to connect veterans to the right employment services in the right place at the right time.” Yesterday, New Labor Department regulations went into effect that require federal contractors to take steps to hire minimum numbers of protected veterans and disabled workers. With the US out of Iraq, and soon out of Afghanistan, the DoD, as reported yesterday in the NY Times, plans further reduction the armed forces to levels preceding WW-II.
Veteran unemployment is a major problem, and likely to get worse. The good news is that there are a lot of resources out there to help. Companies that want to help need these resources. That’s where this event comes in. The NVABC Hire a Vet Kickoff is designed to provide Northern Virginia businesses and companies with the information/resources they need to comply with the new veteran employment regulations, and to help their businesses succeed and thrive by hiring veterans.
At the event, companies and veterans will learn about the resources designed to help veterans find jobs and start businesses as well as the programs in place designed to help employers find and hire veterans.
Speakers and topics at the event include:
- Delegate Rich Anderson, R-51st, Chairman of VA House of Delegates Veteran Caucus, Author of the V3 Bill
- Virginia Values Veterans (V3) – Andy Schwartz, Program Manager
- Collin Davenport – Military Liaison; Rep. Gerry Connally, VA-11th; Sgt Joe Weeren – a Veteran’s success story
- Objective Rally Point (ORP) – France Hoang, Partner, Fluet Huber & Hoang
- Wounded Warrior Project (Warrior to Work) – Caleb Johnson, Regional Coordinator, Northern Virginia, OIF Veteran
- Small Business Administration (SBA) – Invited
- Veterans Administration (VA) – Invited
- HirePurpo.se – Derek Blumke, Executive Vice President, Hire Purpose
- Project Transition USA – Nancy Laine, President
- …Additional speakers!
Special Guests
- Special Operations Warrior Foundation
- Prince William Chamber of Commerce, Veterans Council, Mr. Mark Shaaber, Chairman
Special thanks also to corporate sponsors of the Northern Virginia Business Center and its Hire a Vet initiative:
- KME Internet Marketing & Information Technology
- Fluet, Huber & Hoang
- Maranatha Contracting
- Trio Consulting
- TekConnX
- Sarum
Date: Wed 30 April 2014
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Networking Coffee 9-10am)
Location: Northern Virginia Business Center (NVABC), 3421 Commission Ct., Suite 100, Lake Ridge, VA 22192
Registration is required, at this registration link.